HEAVENLY SKI RESORT

'Heavenly Mountain Resort' is a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe ( 38°56'7.40"N, 119°56'24.29"W). It has 85 runs and 29 lifts that are spread between California and Nevada and four base facilities. The resort was recently purchased by Vail Resorts, Inc. The resort has 4,800 acres (19 km²) permit, with approximately 33% developed for skiing, making it the largest ski resort, by area, in California. It is also Tahoe's highest ski resort, with a peak elevation of and a peak lift-service elevation of 10,040 ft (3,060 m) and a vertical rise of 3,500 feet (1067 m). With an average of 360 inches (9 m) of snow annually and one of America's largest snowmaking systems, their season usually runs from late November to mid April.
On the afternoon of January 5, 1998 Heavenly was the scene of the death of musician and politician Sonny Bono. While skiing alone, Bono struck a tree in the area between "Orion", and "Big Dipper", intermediate slopes high on Heavenly's Nevada side.

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★ Skiing

★ List of ski areas and resorts in the United States

External links

★ Ski Heavenly webpage

★ Heavenly Mountain Info on SnowGuide.org